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DYSFUNCTION: Canada after Keystone XL, Dennis McConaghy, Dundurn Toronto, 2017

Author: Rowland J. Harrison, K.C. ×

The saga of the Keystone XL project’s tortuous journey through the U.S. public review process is by now well known. Despite repeated findings by the U.S. Department of State’s assessments that the project would result in “no substantive change in […]

June 2017 – Volume 5, issue 2
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‘Cap and Trade’ and Price Transparency: a Comment on the OEB’s Decision in EB-2015-0363

Author: Moin A. Yahya ×

Background The recent Ontario Energy Board (OEB) decision regarding displaying the cost of ‘cap and trade’ on customers’ bills has ruffled a few feathers.1  In a decision relating to how bills that contain the new ‘cap and trade’ charges should […]

June 2017 – Volume 5, issue 2
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Proposed Oil Tanker Moratorium Act – A brief look at the history of the moratorium

Proposed Oil Tanker Moratorium Act – A brief look at the history of the moratorium

Authors: David W. Bursey and Charlotte Teal ×

On 12 May 2017, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-48, the proposed Oil Tanker Moratorium Act1, in Parliament.  This initiative follows up on the launch of the national Oceans Protection Plan in November 2016 and fulfils the Prime Minister’s […]

June 2017 – Volume 5, issue 2
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Reforming Ontario’s Wholesale Electricity Market: The Costs and Benefits

Reforming Ontario’s Wholesale Electricity Market: The Costs and Benefits

Authors: Johannes Pfeifenberger, Kathleen Spees, Judy Chang, Walter Graf and Mariko Geronimo Aydin ×

Overview The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) of Ontario’s wholesale electricity market is about to initiate a major reform of its market design.  This initiative will be the first significant overhaul of Ontario’s wholesale electricity market since it was first […]

June 2017 – Volume 5, issue 2
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Alberta’s Evolving Electricity Market – An Update on Recent Changes and Developments

Alberta’s Evolving Electricity Market – An Update on Recent Changes and Developments

Authors: Kimberly Howard and Gordon Nettleton ×

Throughout 2016, a number of key developments directly affected Alberta’s power sector.  Most of these developments arose in connection with the implementation of the Climate Leadership Plan1 (“Climate Plan”) by the Government of Alberta (the “Province”).  The Climate Plan was […]

June 2017 – Volume 5, issue 2
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Editorial

Authors: Rowland J. Harrison, K.C. and Gordon E. Kaiser ×

Alberta’s electricity market is undergoing extensive changes in order to implement certain elements of the province’s Climate Leadership Plan, announced on November 22, 2015.1 The main components of that plan are: an accelerated phase-out of coal-fired power generation by 2030; […]

June 2017 – Volume 5, issue 2
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Do Manufacturing Firms Relocate in Response to Rising Electric Rates?

Do Manufacturing Firms Relocate in Response to Rising Electric Rates?

Authors: Ahmad Faruqui and Sanem Sergici ×

I. Introduction Any time a manufacturing firm faces rising electric rates, it will evaluate the benefits of relocating to lower cost regions. However, since electricity costs for most firms are a small share of their total costs of doing business, […]

June 2017 – Volume 5, issue 2
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